Malloy Doesn’t Plan to Leave Before End of Term

Lembo announced last week he’ll seek reelection.

Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) “maintained he has no plans of stepping down” before the end of his term, shooting down rumors he would do so to “would work for former White House aide Valerie Jarrett, a confidante of President Barack Obama who is interested in criminal justice reforms like Malloy. Another scenario involves him working for a major law firm. The rumors have included … taking a job at UConn … as the school’s president.” (Hartford Courant)

POLITICAL FUTURE IN LEMBO. State Comptroller Kevin Lembo (D) announced last week that he will seek reelection rather than continue exploring a run for governor. (release)